zhēn líng hòu yì mò luò ， wēi jī jū rán zhè me qīng ér yì jǔ de jiù jiě chú 。
真灵后裔陌落，危机居然这么轻而易举的就解除。
True Spirit Descendant Mo Luo had managed to easily resolve the crisis. Lin Xuan's joy was evident.
lín xuān xīn zhōng de gāo xìng kě xiǎng ér zhī 。
林轩心中的高兴可想而知。
With a wave of his sleeve, patches of light flew out.
xiù páo yī fú ， piàn piàn guāng xiá fēi lüè ér chū 。
袖袍一拂，片片光霞飞掠而出。
Even ordinary demon beasts were full of treasures; let alone this toad in front of him.
pǔ tōng yāo shòu yě hún shēn dōu shì bǎo wù ， gèng bú yào shuō yǎn qián de chán chú 。
普通妖兽也浑身都是宝物，更不要说眼前的蟾蜍。
Lin Xuan stored the corpse entirely into his storage bracelet. There wasn't enough time now to sort through it. He would examine the toad's skin and bones later when he reached a safe place.
lín xuān jiāng xī de shī hái ， zhěng gè shōu rù le chǔ wù dài 。
林轩将牺的尸骸，整个收入了储物袋。
Then Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, sending out his divine sense. The ore vein needed further exploration.
rú jīn kě méi yǒu shí jiān jiāng qí zhěng lǐ chū lái ， děng yǐ hòu dào le ān quán zhī suǒ ， zài jiǎn shì zhè chán chú de pí máo gǔ gé kàn yǒu shén me yòng tú 。
如今可没有时间将其整理出来，等以后到了安全之所，再检视这蟾蜍的皮毛骨骼看有什么用途。
Soon, Lin Xuan raised his head with a thoughtful expression as he spoke aloud: "Sure enough, my previous conjecture was correct. This ore vein seals the Ice Demon Heart Toad before us. The Jade and Luo bees consumed vast amounts of top-grade crystal stones, causing the seal to weaken and fall off."
suí hòu lín xuān yǎn jīng wēi mī ， jiāng shén shí fàng le chū qù ， yǎn qián de kuàng mài ， hái xū yào tā yī tàn jiū dǐ 。
随后林轩眼睛微眯，将神识放了出去，眼前的矿脉，还需要他一探究底。
Lin Xuan had already figured out the details of Fēngqí's origin. Most of the top-grade crystal stones were devoured by the Jade and Luo bees, but a small portion remained.
hěn kuài ， lín xuān tái qǐ tóu ， liǎn shàng lù chū chén yín zhī sè ， zì yán zì yǔ de kāi kǒu le ：“ guǒ rán ， gāng gāng de tuī duàn méi yǒu cuò ， zhè kuàng mài de zuò yòng ， jiù shì fēng yìn yǎn qián bīng mó xīn chán de ， yù 、 luó fēng kěn shí le dà liàng de jí pǐn jīng shí ， fēng yìn yě yīn cǐ sōng dòng tuō luò 。”
很快，林轩抬起头，脸上露出沉吟之色，自言自语的开口了：“果然，刚刚的推断没有错，这矿脉的作用，就是封印眼前冰魔心蟾的，玉、罗蜂啃食了大量的极品晶石，封印也因此松动脱落。”
Lin Xuan wouldn't miss this opportunity; even in Spirit Realm where resources were abundant, top-grade crystal stones were still hard to come by.
fēng qíng de yuán wěi lín xuān yǐ jīng nòng qīng chǔ ， ér jí pǐn jīng shí dà bù fèn yě bèi yù luó fēng tūn luò rù dù ， bù guò yī jiù yǒu yī xiǎo bù fèn cán cún 。
丰情的原委林轩已经弄清楚，而极品晶石大部分也被玉罗蜂吞落入肚，不过依旧有一小部分残存。
With another wave of his sleeve, several dozen sword qi emerged like fish swimming. Lin Xuan continued mining for treasures using the same technique.
lín xuān zì rán bú huì cuò guò ， jiù suàn líng jiè zī yuán fēng fù ， jí pǐn jīng shí ， yī jiù shì kě yù ér bù kě qiú 。
林轩自然不会错过，就算灵界资源丰富，极品晶石，依旧是可遇而不可求。
This time it went much smoother. After nearly half an hour, he had exhausted all the top-grade crystal stones.
xiù páo yī fú ， shù shí dào jiàn qì yú yóu ér chū ， lín xuān yòu shī zhǎn qǐ gāng gāng de zhāo shù ， jì xù kāi cǎi bǎo wù 。
袖袍一拂，数十道剑气鱼游而出，林轩又施展起刚刚的招数，继续开采宝物。
However, this was because the ore vein here was easily accessible. Lin Xuan suspected that originally there were no crystal stone veins here; ancient cultivators deliberately piled top-grade crystal stones in this place over a long period of time to form these veins.
zhè yī cì shùn lì de duō ， dà bàn gè shí chén yǐ hòu ， jí pǐn jīng shí ， yǐ jīng bèi tā kāi cǎi yī kōng 。
这一次顺利得多，大半个时辰以后，极品晶石，已经被他开采一空。
Otherwise, ordinary crystal stone mines would be mixed with regular rocks or metals, requiring complex refining processes after extraction. It wouldn't have been as easy as what he was facing now.
dāng rán ， zhè yě shì yīn wèi yǎn qián de kuàng mài ， fēi cháng hǎo kāi cǎi ， lín xuān shèn zhì huái yí ， zhè lǐ yuán běn méi yǒu jīng shí kuàng mài ， shì gǔ xiū shì wèi le 〖 zhèn 〗 yā yāo chán ， rén wéi de jiāng jí pǐn jīng shí duī yú cǐ chù ， nián shēng yuè jiǔ hòu zhú jiàn xíng chéng de 。
当然，这也是因为眼前的矿脉，非常好开采，林轩甚至怀疑，这里原本没有晶石矿脉，是古修士为了〖镇〗压妖蟾，人为的将极品晶石堆于此处，年生月久后逐渐形成的。
But regardless of the reason, Lin Xuan had made significant gains. Whether his conjecture was right or wrong didn't matter much.
fǒu zé yì bān de jīng shí kuàng ， dōu yǔ pǔ tōng de shí tou shèn zhì shì jīn shǔ níng jié zài yì qǐ ， kāi cǎi chū yuán kuàng yǐ hòu ， xū yào fù zá de tí liàn chǔ lǐ ， nǎ yǒu yǎn qián zhè me róng yì 。
否则一般的晶石矿，都与普通的石头甚至是金属凝结在一起，开采出原矿以后，需要复杂的提炼处理，哪有眼前这么容易。
Lin Xuan released his divine sense to ensure no treasures were overlooked before flying off to the left with a full layer of green light. His flight speed was slow as he aimed to leave this independent space.
dàn bù guǎn yuán yīn rú hé ， fǎn zhèng zì jǐ zhè cì kě shì dà shōu huò ， cāi cè bù guǎn duì yǔ cuò ， qí shí dōu méi yǒu shén me guān xì de 。
但不管原因如何，反正自己这次可是大收获，猜测不管对与错，其实都没有什么关系的。
As for how to exit, Lin Xuan had methods in mind. It wasn't difficult but also not easy.
lín xuān fàng chū shén shí ， zài yí cì què dìng méi yǒu yí lòu shén me bǎo wù yǐ hòu ” zhè cái hún shēn qīng máng yì qǐ ， xiàng zuǒ cè fēi qù 。
林轩放出神识，再一次确定没有遗漏什么宝物以后”这才浑身青芒一起，向左侧飞去。
Find the spatial node.
tā fēi xíng de sù dù hěn màn ， yīn wèi mù dì shì lí kāi zhè dú lì kōng jiān 。
他飞行的速度很慢，因为目的是离开这独立空间。
A spatial node referred to a weak or unstable point within a space; small spaces generally had nodes. However, while the theory existed, it was hard for ordinary cultivators to locate them.
zhì yú rú hé lí kāi cǐ chù ， lín xuān xīn zhōng yě shì yǒu fāng fǎ de ， shuō nán bù nán ” shuō yì yě bù róng yì 。
至于如何离开此处，林轩心中也是有方法的，说难不难”说易也不容易。
Nodes were of two types:
zhǎo dào kōng jiān jié diǎn 。
找到空间节点。
The first type was ordinary nodes. They could be easily identified by either naked eye or divine sense. Unfortunately, such nodes were rare and required luck to find.
suǒ wèi kōng jiān jié diǎn ， jiù shì yí gè kōng jiān de bó ruò huò zhě bù wěn dìng zhī chù ， xiàng zhè yàng xiǎo kōng jiān ， yì bān lái shuō dū huì yǒu jié diǎn 。
所谓空间节点，就是一个空间的薄弱或者不稳定之处，像这样小空间，一般来说都会有节点。
The second type was invisible, meaning they couldn't be seen at a glance unless the cultivator had some special techniques that could reveal them.
rán ér lǐ lùn suī rán bǎi zài nà lǐ ， duì yú yì bān de xiū xiān zhě ， què shì hěn nán zuò dào dì 。
然而理论虽然摆在那里，对于一般的修仙者，却是很难做到地。
The stronger the spirit eye technique, the more likely one would discover an invisible node.
jié diǎn fēn wéi liǎng zhǒng 。
节点分为两种。
Lin Xuan's Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye naturally met these requirements. His pupils turned silver as he searched around meticulously without missing any spot.
yī shì pǔ tōng jié diǎn 。
一是普通节点。
After an hour passed with no results, Lin Xuan wasn't anxious; patience was key. Although this space wasn't vast, it certainly wasn't small either.
bù lùn ròu yǎn hái shì shén shí ， xiǎng yào fēn biàn ， dōu fēi cháng de qīng sōng ” kě xī zhè zhǒng jié diǎn shì shǎo shù ， néng gòu pèng jiàn xī ， chú fēi shì zhuàng dà yùn le 。
不论肉眼还是神识，想要分辨，都非常的轻松”可惜这种节点是少数，能够碰见牺，除非是撞大运了。
Two hours later, still nothing was found. Lin Xuan's expression darkened. After being delayed for so long, he wondered about the situation on Red Leaf Island. If it had already been breached, leaving would be a difficult task surrounded by ghostly entities.
hái yǒu yī zhǒng jié diǎn ， zé shì yǐn xíng cún zài de ， huàn jù huà shuō ， yī yǎn wàng qù ， gēn běn jiù kàn bù chū ， xiǎng yào fēn biàn ” chú fēi xiū shì xiū liàn yǒu líng yàn mì shù 。
还有一种节点，则是隐形存在的，换句话说，一眼望去，根本就看不出，想要分辨”除非修士修炼有灵验秘术。
In other words, the longer he lingered here, the worse off he would be.
ér líng yǎn mì shù yuè qiáng ， yuè yǒu kě néng fā xiàn yǐn xíng jié diǎn 。
而灵眼秘术越强，越有可能发现隐形节点。
But fretting wouldn't help. Lin Xuan took a deep breath to calm his impatience and continued searching.
lín xuān de tiān fèng shén mù ， zì rán shì mǎn zú yāo qiú ， cǐ shí tā de zhěng gè tóng kǒng ， dōu biàn chéng le yín sè ， zhèng zuǒ gù yòu pàn de xún mì zhe 。
林轩的天凤神目，自然是满足要求，此时他的整个瞳孔，都变成了银色，正左顾右盼的寻觅着。
Perhaps this time, he was just unlucky. As time passed, another day and night went by without finding any spatial nodes.
rèn hé dì fāng dōu bú huì fàng guò 。
任何地方都不会放过。
Now, Lin Xuan wasn't anxious; given his knowledge of ghostly entities, the city by the sea wouldn't hold out for long. It had already been broken if it needed to be. So why rush? The situation couldn't get worse.
yí gè shí chén guò qù le ， yī wú suǒ huò 。
一个时辰过去了，一无所获。
Though this delay was not beneficial, at least Lin Xuan's magical power had fully recovered. Though he didn't want to use the ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, he brought plenty of spirit wine which he sipped to replenish his magic power.
lín xuān bù jí ” zhè zhǒng shì qíng kěn dìng shì yào yǒu nài xīn dì ， hé kuàng yǎn qián zhè ge kōng jiān miàn jī suī rán shuō bù shàng guǎng kuò ， dàn yě jué duì bù xiǎo de 。
林轩不急”这种事情肯定是要有耐心地，何况眼前这个空间面积虽然说不上广阔，但也绝对不小的。
The only thing that worried Lin Xuan was whether there were no nodes in this space.
liǎng gè shí chén guò qù le ， yī jiù méi yǒu kàn jiàn shén me 。
两个时辰过去了，依旧没有看见什么。
Logically, it shouldn't be possible; small spaces usually weren't stable and would have nodes. The fact that he couldn't find them indicated the nodes were too few.
lín xuān de liǎn sè ， bù yóu de yǒu diǎn yīn mái le ” bì jìng dān gē le zhè me jiǔ ， hóng yè dǎo bù zhī dào qíng xíng rú hé ， rú guǒ yǐ jīng bèi pò ， zì jǐ chū qù yǐ hòu ， shēn chù yīn hún guǐ wù de chóng chóng bāo wéi zhī zhōng ， xiǎng yào tuō kùn ér chū ， kě jiù bú shì yī jiàn róng yì shì de 。
林轩的脸色，不由得有点阴霾了”毕竟耽搁了这么久，红叶岛不知道情形如何，如果已经被破，自己出去以后，身处阴魂鬼物的重重包围之中，想要脱困而出，可就不是一件容易事的。
Patience!
huàn jù huà shuō ， zài zhè lǐ dān gē dé yuè jiǔ ， duì zì jǐ yuè bù lì 。
换句话说，在这里耽搁得越久，对自己越不利。
Lin Xuan reminded himself to remain patient. Suddenly, his expression changed as if he had discovered something.
kě kōng zháo jí méi yǒu yòng chǔ ， lín xuān shēn shēn hū xī ， jiāng jí pò de xīn qíng píng fù xià qù 。
可空着急没有用处，林轩深深呼吸，将急迫的心情平复下去。
He took a deep breath, focusing all his magical power into his eyes. Silver light surged, more dazzling than before, almost blinding.
mù guāng shǎn shuò ， jì xù màn màn de xún zhǎo zháo 。
目光闪烁，继续慢慢的寻找着。
He stared intently at a spot several feet in front of him.
huò xǔ zhè yī huí ， zhēn de shì yùn qì bù jiā ， shí jiān màn màn liú shì ， yòu guò le yī tiān yī yè de gōng fu ， lín xuān yī jiù méi yǒu zhǎo dào kōng jiān jié diǎn zài hé chù 。
或许这一回，真的是运气不佳，时间慢慢流逝，又过了一天一夜的功夫，林轩依旧没有找到空间节点在何处。
After a long while, Lin Xuan exhaled and spoke aloud: "This node is indeed rare; I've never seen it described in any ancient texts."
rú jīn ， tā fǎn ér bù jí ， yǐ lín xuān duì yīn hún guǐ wù de liǎo jiě chéng dù ， wú lùn rú hé ， lín hǎi chéng yě shǒu bù liǎo nà me jiǔ de ， yào pò zǎo jiù pò le ， jì rán rú cǐ ， nà hái zháo jí shén me ， fǎn zhèng qíng kuàng yě bú huì gèng huài le 。
如今，他反而不急，以林轩对阴魂鬼物的了解程度，无论如何，临海城也守不了那么久的，要破早就破了，既然如此，那还着急什么，反正情况也不会更坏了。
It was no wonder Lin Xuan said so. The node before him exhibited periodic changes, fluctuating between strong and weak states.
jīng guò zhè yī tiān yī yè de xiāo mó ， yě bú shì méi yǒu hǎo chù ， zhì shǎo lín xuān de fǎ lì ， jī běn shàng wán quán huī fù ， bì jìng tā suī rán shě bù dé shǐ yòng wàn nián líng rǔ ， dàn shēn shàng de líng jiǔ què dài le xǔ duō ， yī kǒu yī kǒu de hē ， bǔ chōng fǎ lì de xiào guǒ hái shì mán lǐ xiǎng de 。
经过这一天一夜的消磨，也不是没有好处，至少林轩的法力，基本上完全恢复，毕竟他虽然舍不得使用万年灵乳，但身上的灵酒却带了许多，一口一口的喝，补充法力的效果还是蛮理想的。
After observing for some time, Lin Xuan had a general understanding of its pattern. Although different from what the ancient texts described, he believed he could exit through it.
wéi yī ràng lín xuān yōu nù de shì ， cǐ kōng jiān nán dào méi yǒu jié diǎn ？
唯一让林轩忧怒的是，此空间难道没有节点？
With this in mind, Lin Xuan raised his right hand, and the illusory heavenly fire appeared in his palm. The surface emitted light that turned blue, shining brightly.
àn lǐ shì bù kě néng de ， yì bān xiǎo kōng jiān ， dōu bù tài wěn dìng ， dū huì cún zài jié diǎn ， zì jǐ nán yǐ zhǎo zháo ， zhǐ néng shuō míng jié diǎn de liàng ， shí zài shì yǒu xiē tài shǎo le 。
按理是不可能的，一般小空间，都不太稳定，都会存在节点，自己难以找着，只能说明节点的量，实在是有些太少了。
Lin Xuan didn't rush to use this secret technique; he needed to wait for the best moment.
nài xīn ！
耐心！
The spatial rift would be easier to tear when the node was most visible.
lín xuān zài xīn zhōng ， rú cǐ tí xǐng zì jǐ ， tū rán ， tā shén sè yī dòng ， xiàng shì fā xiàn le shén me 。
林轩在心中，如此提醒自己，突然，他神色一动，像是发现了什么。
Though it took only a short while, Lin Xuan had plenty of patience. What was one more moment?
shēn shēn hū xī ， hún shēn de fǎ lì ， dōu xiàng shuāng mù diào jí ， tóng kǒng zhōng yín máng dà qǐ ， yuǎn bǐ gāng gāng gèng jiā de duó mù ， zhè me shuō ne ， jī hū dào le ràng rén bù néng zhí shì de dì bù 。
深深呼吸，浑身的法力，都像双目调集，瞳孔中银芒大起，远比刚刚更加的夺目，这么说呢，几乎到了让人不能直视的地步。
Suddenly, his eyes sparkled as the awaited opportunity arrived.
sǐ sǐ de dīng zhe shēn qián shù zhàng yuǎn zhī chù 。
死死的盯着身前数丈远之处。
With a wave of his sleeve, the illusory heavenly fire was flung forward.
liáng jiǔ 。
良久。
A blue light burst forth, and a one-foot-long dragon materialized, rushing toward the spatial node.
lín xuān shū le kǒu qì ， zì yán zì yǔ de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr lǐ ：“ zhè jié diǎn hái zhēn shì xī qí ， cóng bù jiàn diǎn jí shàng yǒu miáo shù 。”
林轩舒了口气，自言自语的声音传入耳里：“这节点还真是稀奇，从不见典籍上有描述。”
Sizzle…
yě nán guài lín xuān huì zhè yàng shuō ， yīn wèi yǎn qián de jié diǎn jū rán shì chéng xiàn zhōu qī xìng biàn huà de ， hū qiáng hū ruò ， bù yī ér zú 。
也难怪林轩会这样说，因为眼前的节点居然是呈现周期性变化的，忽强忽弱，不一而足。
The sound of fabric tearing filled Lin Xuan's ears. The small section of space froze.
jīng guò yī fān guān chá yǐ hòu ， lín xuān dà tǐ yǐ jīng bǎ wò xī de guī lǜ le 。
经过一番观察以后，林轩大体已经把握牺的规律了。
Indeed, it had frozen; the illusory heavenly fire was too miraculous.
suī rán yǔ diǎn jí shàng de miáo shù bù tóng ， dàn yīng gāi yě kě yǐ cóng zhè lǐ chū qù ， xīn zhōng rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， lín xuān yòu shǒu tái qǐ ， huàn líng tiān huǒ zài zhǎng xīn zhōng fú xiàn ér chū ， biǎo miàn guāng yùn tūn tǔ ， dàn suí hòu què quán bù zhuǎn huà wèi le lán sè ， fèn wài de yào yǎn duó mù 。
虽然与典籍上的描述不同，但应该也可以从这里出去，心中如此想着，林轩右手抬起，幻灵天火在掌心中浮现而出，表面光晕吞吐，但随后却全部转化为了蓝色，分外的耀眼夺目。
Lin Xuan was elated. He raised his right hand and pulled out a long spear from his sleeve. With a sharp cry, he injected all his magical power into it.
lín xuān bìng méi yǒu jí zhe jì chū cǐ mì shù ， tā xū yào děng dài zuì jiā shí jī de 。
林轩并没有急着祭出此秘术，他需要等待最佳时机的。
Symbols appeared on the surface of the spear, and its edge glowed with a dazzling light.
děng jié diǎn zuì míng xiǎn de yī kè ， sī kāi kōng jiān liè fèng yuè yǒu bǎ wò 。
等节点最明显的一刻，撕开空间裂缝越有把握。
Lin Xuan raised his right hand and swung it down hard.
duǎn duǎn yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， què bǐ píng shí màn cháng dé duō ， bù guò zhè diǎn nài xīn lín xuān kěn dìng shì yǒu ， bì jìng duō yú de shí jiān dōu áo guò lái le ， yǎn qián de suàn shén me 。
短短一盏茶的功夫，却比平时漫长得多，不过这点耐心林轩肯定是有，毕竟多余的时间都熬过来了，眼前的算什么。
Sizzle…
tū rán ， tā yǎn zhōng jīng máng yī shǎn ， yì zhí děng dài de shí jī ， zhōng yú dào lái 。
突然，他眼中精芒一闪，一直等待的时机，终于到来。
A crescent-shaped light wave, seven or eight zhang in diameter, shot toward the frozen spatial rift.
True Spirit Descendant Mo Luo had managed to easily resolve the crisis. Lin Xuan's joy was evident.
With a wave of his sleeve, patches of light flew out.
Even ordinary demon beasts were full of treasures; let alone this toad in front of him.
Lin Xuan stored the corpse entirely into his storage bracelet. There wasn't enough time now to sort through it. He would examine the toad's skin and bones later when he reached a safe place.
Then Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, sending out his divine sense. The ore vein needed further exploration.
Soon, Lin Xuan raised his head with a thoughtful expression as he spoke aloud: "Sure enough, my previous conjecture was correct. This ore vein seals the Ice Demon Heart Toad before us. The Jade and Luo bees consumed vast amounts of top-grade crystal stones, causing the seal to weaken and fall off."
Lin Xuan had already figured out the details of Fēngqí's origin. Most of the top-grade crystal stones were devoured by the Jade and Luo bees, but a small portion remained.
Lin Xuan wouldn't miss this opportunity; even in Spirit Realm where resources were abundant, top-grade crystal stones were still hard to come by.
With another wave of his sleeve, several dozen sword qi emerged like fish swimming. Lin Xuan continued mining for treasures using the same technique.
This time it went much smoother. After nearly half an hour, he had exhausted all the top-grade crystal stones.
However, this was because the ore vein here was easily accessible. Lin Xuan suspected that originally there were no crystal stone veins here; ancient cultivators deliberately piled top-grade crystal stones in this place over a long period of time to form these veins.
Otherwise, ordinary crystal stone mines would be mixed with regular rocks or metals, requiring complex refining processes after extraction. It wouldn't have been as easy as what he was facing now.
But regardless of the reason, Lin Xuan had made significant gains. Whether his conjecture was right or wrong didn't matter much.
Lin Xuan released his divine sense to ensure no treasures were overlooked before flying off to the left with a full layer of green light. His flight speed was slow as he aimed to leave this independent space.
As for how to exit, Lin Xuan had methods in mind. It wasn't difficult but also not easy.
Find the spatial node.
A spatial node referred to a weak or unstable point within a space; small spaces generally had nodes. However, while the theory existed, it was hard for ordinary cultivators to locate them.
Nodes were of two types:
The first type was ordinary nodes. They could be easily identified by either naked eye or divine sense. Unfortunately, such nodes were rare and required luck to find.
The second type was invisible, meaning they couldn't be seen at a glance unless the cultivator had some special techniques that could reveal them.
The stronger the spirit eye technique, the more likely one would discover an invisible node.
Lin Xuan's Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye naturally met these requirements. His pupils turned silver as he searched around meticulously without missing any spot.
After an hour passed with no results, Lin Xuan wasn't anxious; patience was key. Although this space wasn't vast, it certainly wasn't small either.
Two hours later, still nothing was found. Lin Xuan's expression darkened. After being delayed for so long, he wondered about the situation on Red Leaf Island. If it had already been breached, leaving would be a difficult task surrounded by ghostly entities.
In other words, the longer he lingered here, the worse off he would be.
But fretting wouldn't help. Lin Xuan took a deep breath to calm his impatience and continued searching.
Perhaps this time, he was just unlucky. As time passed, another day and night went by without finding any spatial nodes.
Now, Lin Xuan wasn't anxious; given his knowledge of ghostly entities, the city by the sea wouldn't hold out for long. It had already been broken if it needed to be. So why rush? The situation couldn't get worse.
Though this delay was not beneficial, at least Lin Xuan's magical power had fully recovered. Though he didn't want to use the ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, he brought plenty of spirit wine which he sipped to replenish his magic power.
The only thing that worried Lin Xuan was whether there were no nodes in this space.
Logically, it shouldn't be possible; small spaces usually weren't stable and would have nodes. The fact that he couldn't find them indicated the nodes were too few.
Patience!
Lin Xuan reminded himself to remain patient. Suddenly, his expression changed as if he had discovered something.
He took a deep breath, focusing all his magical power into his eyes. Silver light surged, more dazzling than before, almost blinding.
He stared intently at a spot several feet in front of him.
After a long while, Lin Xuan exhaled and spoke aloud: "This node is indeed rare; I've never seen it described in any ancient texts."
It was no wonder Lin Xuan said so. The node before him exhibited periodic changes, fluctuating between strong and weak states.
After observing for some time, Lin Xuan had a general understanding of its pattern. Although different from what the ancient texts described, he believed he could exit through it.
With this in mind, Lin Xuan raised his right hand, and the illusory heavenly fire appeared in his palm. The surface emitted light that turned blue, shining brightly.
Lin Xuan didn't rush to use this secret technique; he needed to wait for the best moment.
The spatial rift would be easier to tear when the node was most visible.
Though it took only a short while, Lin Xuan had plenty of patience. What was one more moment?
Suddenly, his eyes sparkled as the awaited opportunity arrived.
With a wave of his sleeve, the illusory heavenly fire was flung forward.
A blue light burst forth, and a one-foot-long dragon materialized, rushing toward the spatial node.
Sizzle…
The sound of fabric tearing filled Lin Xuan's ears. The small section of space froze.
Indeed, it had frozen; the illusory heavenly fire was too miraculous.
Lin Xuan was elated. He raised his right hand and pulled out a long spear from his sleeve. With a sharp cry, he injected all his magical power into it.
Symbols appeared on the surface of the spear, and its edge glowed with a dazzling light.
Lin Xuan raised his right hand and swung it down hard.
Sizzle…
A crescent-shaped light wave, seven or eight zhang in diameter, shot toward the frozen spatial rift.